The phase change heat transfer process has a time-dependent solid-liquid interface during melting and solidification, where heat can be absorbed or released in the form of latent heat [].A uniform energy equation is established in the whole region, treating the solid and liquid states separately, corresponding to the physical parameters of the PCMs in the solid and
Customer ServicePhase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al.
Customer ServiceConventional phase change materials struggle with long-duration thermal energy storage and controllable latent heat release. In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Chen
Customer ServiceThermal energy storage technologies utilizing phase change materials (PCMs) that melt in the intermediate temperature range, between 100 and 220 °C, have the potential to mitigate the intermittency issues of wind and solar energy. This technology can take thermal or electrical energy from renewable sources and store it in the form of heat. This is of particular
Customer ServicePhase change materials (PCMs) are gaining increasing attention and becoming popular in the thermal energy storage field. Microcapsules enhance thermal and mechanical performance of PCMs used in thermal energy storage by increasing the heat transfer area and preventing the leakage of melting materials. Nowadays, a large number of studies about
Customer ServiceAmong those cutting edge PCMs, the liquid metal phase change materials (LMPCMs) especially have aroused much interest due to their outstanding merits in thermal conductivity, energy storage density and stability. In this article, the representative works on LMPCMs are comprehensively reviewed.
Customer ServiceHerein, flexible leakage-proof phase change materials (PCMs) with state-of-the-art overheating protection capability were fabricated by a scalable static polymer swelling
Customer ServiceInorganic phase change materials offer advantages such as a high latent heat of phase change, excellent temperature control performance, and non-flammability, making them highly promising for applications in solar energy storage and thermal management. Practical applications of inorganic phase change materials are hindered by issues such as high rigidity, susceptibility to
Customer ServicePhase change materials (PCMs) are currently an important class of modern materials used for storage of thermal energy coming from renewable energy sources such as solar energy or geothermal energy. PCMs are used in modern applications such as smart textiles, biomedical devices, and electronics and automotive industry. These materials accumulate thermal energy
Customer ServicePhotothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy systems and demonstrating marked potential in solar energy and thermal management systems.
Customer ServicePhase-change materials (PCMs) offer tremendous potential to store thermal energy during reversible phase transitions for state-of-the-art applications. The practicality of
Customer ServiceConventional phase change materials struggle with long-duration thermal energy storage and controllable latent heat release. In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Chen et al. proposed a new concept of spatiotemporal phase change materials with high supercooling to realize long-duration storage and intelligent release of latent heat
Customer ServicePhase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low thermal conductivity of the majority of promising PCMs (<10 W/(m ⋅ K)) limits the power density and overall storage efficiency. Developing pure or composite PCMs with
Customer ServicePCMs have the advantages of low price, high heat storage density, and high phase change latent heat. They can significantly improve the energy storage efficiency of solar energy storage devices and reduce costs, so they can be widely used in the field of solar energy storage. Adding MEPCM capsules to building materials such as wall panels
Customer ServiceHerein, flexible leakage-proof phase change materials (PCMs) with state-of-the-art overheating protection capability were fabricated by a scalable static polymer swelling method. The resultant flexible PCMs exhibited a high latent heat energy storage density of 136.5 J/g and pronounced shape stability even with a temperature resistance of 120 °C.
Customer ServiceCurrently, solar-thermal energy storage within phase-change materials relies on adding high thermal-conductivity fillers to improve the thermal-diffusion-based charging rate, which often leads to limited enhancement of
Customer ServicePhase change materials (PCMs) are gaining increasing attention and becoming popular in the thermal energy storage field. Microcapsules enhance thermal and mechanical performance of PCMs used
Customer ServiceThermal conductivity and latent heat thermal energy storage characteristics of paraffin/expanded graphite composite as phase change material Appl. Therm. Eng., 27 ( 2007 ), pp. 1271 - 1277, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.11.004
Customer ServicePhotothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy systems and
Customer ServiceThe low cost of the CENG-salt hydrate composite PCM will enable it to be used in a variety of thermal storage buildings applications. In this project, the team will expand on recent work to address the technical challenges for cost-effective deployment of salt hydrate-based thermal storage for building applications. ORNL''s molecular dynamics
Customer ServicePhase-change materials (PCMs) offer tremendous potential to store thermal energy during reversible phase transitions for state-of-the-art applications. The practicality of these materials is adversely restricted by volume expansion, phase segregation, and leakage problems associated with conventional solid-liquid PCMs. Solid–solid PCMs, as promising
Customer ServiceThe aim of this study is to develop a flexible phase change material suitable for cooling PV panels. This material should possess a high latent heat of phase change, be recyclable, and able to reduce temperature fluctuation in PV panels. Ultimately, the goal is to improve the efficiency of light-to-electricity conversion and minimize energy
Customer ServiceHowever, the density of material energy storage is relatively low, the volume of equipment is relatively large, the stored heat energy cannot be released at a certain temperature when releasing heat energy, and its temperature change is continuous [11, 12]; Phase change (latent heat) heat storage technology is to store and release heat by using the change of latent
Customer ServiceAmong those cutting edge PCMs, the liquid metal phase change materials (LMPCMs) especially have aroused much interest due to their outstanding merits in thermal conductivity, energy storage density and
Customer ServiceCurrently, solar-thermal energy storage within phase-change materials relies on adding high thermal-conductivity fillers to improve the thermal-diffusion-based charging rate, which often leads to limited enhancement of charging speed and sacrificed energy storage capacity. Here we report the exploration of a magnetically enhanced photon
Customer ServiceThe phase change heat storage performance of PW and composite TIM was evaluated using DSC tests, focusing on analyzing the phase change temperature, melting and solidification enthalpy, and cycle stability of the materials. Fig. 4 (a, b) show the standard DSC graphs for the groups supported by uncarbonized and carbonized substrates. All the sample
Customer ServicePhase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage significantly affects emerging applications, with recent advancements in enhancing heat capacity and cooling power. This perspective by Yang et al. discusses PCM thermal energy storage progress, outlines research challenges and new opportunities, and proposes a roadmap for the research
Customer ServiceThe aim of this study is to develop a flexible phase change material suitable for cooling PV panels. This material should possess a high latent heat of phase change, be recyclable, and
Customer ServiceThermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCMs) plays a significant role in energy efficiency improvement and renewable energy utilization. However, pristine PCMs suffer from liquid leakage, low thermal
Customer ServicePhase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low thermal conductivity of the majority of promising PCMs (<10 W/ (m ⋅ K)) limits the power density and overall storage efficiency.
Phase change materials (PCMs) are gaining increasing attention and becoming popular in the thermal energy storage field. Microcapsules enhance thermal and mechanical performance of PCMs used in thermal energy storage by increasing the heat transfer area and preventing the leakage of melting materials.
To meet the demands of the global energy transition, photothermal phase change energy storage materials have emerged as an innovative solution. These materials, utilizing various photothermal conversion carriers, can passively store energy and respond to changes in light exposure, thereby enhancing the efficiency of energy systems.
A scalable micro-encapsulated phase change material and liquid metal integrated composite for sustainable data center cooling. Renewable Energy. 2023;213:75–85. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.106 Yang TY, Braun PV, Miljkovic N, et al. Phase change material heat sink for transient cooling of high-power devices.
Combined phase change heat transfer of liquid metal Although phase change thermal management technology has a series of advantages such as good temperature control effect and high temperature uniformity, its duration is limited, especially when dealing with long-term heating devices.
Encapsulation of liquid metal phase change materials In the above research on the use of porous materials to enhance the thermal conductivity of LM, they can not only enhance the overall thermal conductivity of materials, but also play a certain role in packaging liquid PCMs. however, the leakage of LM cannot be completely avoided in this way.
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